Ratings: ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ‘The Vampire Diaries’ rise; ‘Shark Tank’ wins night; ‘Emerald City’ levels off
We had yet another fairly quiet night on Friday in terms of the ratings, but at least there was a good bit of activity in terms of the number of shows that were actually on the air! There was a good bit going on, which in turn meant that we had a good bit to actually write about — which is always far more fun than the contrary.
CBS – Once again, The Eye delivered a pretty solid lineup across the board. “MacGyver” (1.0 in the 18-49 demographic) was the weakest show of the three, but not by just a large margin that it hampers the show’s renewal odds. We still do find it fairly likely that we’re going to see it coming back for another season. Meanwhile, “Hawaii Five-0” (1.1) improved from its most-recent outing on the air, and “Blue Bloods” (1.2) was pretty constant and tied for #2 on the night.
ABC – “Last Man Standing” (1.2) was also tied for #2, while the top prize goes once again to “Shark Tank” (1.3), which has reclaimed its title after a few off weeks in the fall. “Dr. Ken,” meanwhile, fell to a 0.9 rating that is still decent for the network.
Fox – “Rosewood” (0.6) managed to be even with its recent outing, while “Sleepy Hollow” (0.5) fell, and in turn probably improved its cancellation odds.
NBC – The great news for “Emerald City” (0.6) is that the bleeding finally stopped six episodes in. Unfortunately, that’s the only great news given that this rating still is not a particularly great one for the network. It may not be enough to get it another season on the air.
The CW – “The Vampire Diaries” (0.4) had a nice little bump up, which is a nice way to send off the character who happened to die on Friday night’s new episode. It’s too bad that this goodwill did not transfer over to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” for its finale, which drew just a 0.2.
What did you watch on TV last night? Be sure to let us know in the comments, and of course head over here if you do want to read our recent episode preview for “Emerald City.” (Photo: NBC.)